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Red Sea, Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, South Africa, Aldabra, Seychelles and Réunion (western Mascarenes) east to Samoa and Tonga, north to southern Japan, south to Western Australia, Queensland (Australia) and New Caledonia.

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Diagnostic Description

Characterized by having variable body color from yellow to yellowish green or black; presence of pair of blue bars through eye, second pair across back of head; blue stripe along base of dorsal fin; upper pectoral base with small dark spot (Ref. 90102).

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Characterized by having variable body color from yellow to yellowish green or black; presence of pair of blue bars through eye, second pair across back of head; blue stripe along base of dorsal fin; upper pectoral base with small dark spot (Ref 90102).

NNNNCTCTACTTGGTCTTTGGTGCCTGGGCCGGGATAGTAGGGACTGCTCTAAGCCTGCTCATTCGAGCCGAGCTGAGCCAACCTGGGGCACTACTTGGAGACGACCAGGTCTATAACGTAATTGTTACTGCGCACGCCTTTGTGATGATCTTCTTTATAGTAATACCAATCATGATTGGAGGATTTGGGAATTGACTAATTCCCCTGATGATTGGCGCCCCCGACATGGCCTTTCCCCGAATAAATAATATAAGCTTCTGGCTCCTCCCTCCCTCTTTTCTTCTCTTGCTGGCATCCTCGGGCGTCGAAGCGGGGGCAGGGACGGGATGAACGGTGTACCCTCCACTAGCCGGCAACCTTGCACACGCCGGAGCATCCGTTGACCTAACCATCTTCTCTCTCCACCTTGCAGGCATCTCTTCTATCCTCGGAGCAATTAACTTCATTACTACCATCCTTAACATAAAACCCCCTGCCGTCTCTCAGTATCAAACACCCTTGTTCGTCTGAGCTGTGCTAATCACGGCTGTACTGTTGCTGCTCTCTCTCCCAGTCCTTGCTGCCGGAATTACAATGCTCCTCACAGACCGAAACCTTAACACAACCTTCTTTGACCCTGCAGGGGGAGGAGACCCCATTCTCTATCAGCACTT-- end --

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Wikipedia

Gobiodon citrinus

Gobiodon citrinus, the Poison Goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian Ocean from the Red Sea and the coast of Africa to the western Pacific Ocean to Japan, Samoa and the Great Barrier Reef. They are reef dwellers being found at depths of from 2 to 20 metres (6.6 to 65.6 ft) and in association with Acropora corals. The mucus produced by this fish is toxic. They grow to a length of 6.6 centimetres (2.6 in) TL. They have varied body colour and could be either dark brown, or pale yellow. They also have blue vertical lines that go around their eyes and gills. This species is also found in the aquarium trade and has been reared in the aquarium.